The hardest butt to kick

I’ve had nicotine coursing through my veins for about half my life. And I received a healthy second-hand dose for the other half — when I was a kid — from my parents who smoked anywhere and everywhere. On occasion, my mother would even let me light her cigarettes for her. I think I was about 6, and I don’t think too many people were surprised when I took up the habit as a teenager.

Isn’t it funny how times change? Today, smoking is widely considered a dirty and disgusting habit, even by those who smoke. I can’t imagine allowing my 6-year-old to light my cigarettes. In fact, it’s mostly because of him that I put them down — cold turkey — about two weeks ago. I don’t want him to pick up the habit. I want to be around for him as long as I can, and I need to be able to catch him without getting winded when he’s running across the yard dragging some prized possession of mine by a string through the dirt.

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